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Asparagus vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between asparagus and juice

  • Asparagus is higher in vitamin K, iron, copper, vitamin A, and folate; however, juice is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and vitamin C.
  • Asparagus's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 35% higher.
  • Asparagus has 19 times more iron than juice. While asparagus has 2.14mg of iron, juice has only 0.11mg.
  • Asparagus has a lower glycemic index (32) than juice (50).

The food types used in this comparison are Asparagus, raw and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
Juice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +381%
Contains more IronIron +1845.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +950%
Contains more ZincZinc +2600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2157.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
Juice
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5550%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +356.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +167.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +165.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +411.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +449.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin K 41.6µg 0µg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.5mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 5mg 25%
Iron 2.14mg 0.11mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.43mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.38mg 20%
Copper 0.189mg 0.018mg 19%
Folate 52µg 4µg 12%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 15mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 0.2g 8%
Phosphorus 52mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 0.02mg 7%
Manganese 0.158mg 0.007mg 7%
Potassium 202mg 42mg 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.06mg 4%
Vitamin A 38µg 2µg 4%
Selenium 2.3µg 0µg 4%
Protein 2.2g 0.2g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 3mg 3%
Carbs 3.88g 13.41g 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Calories 20kcal 54kcal 2%
Calcium 24mg 2mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Fats 0.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.78g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 1.88g 9.36g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 g
Juice
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13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1000%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +205.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +245.6%
~equal in Water ~86.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Juice
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50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/nutrients
  2. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.